With global warming becoming an urgent issue, heating our homes efficiently -- and sustainably -- has taken center stage. As winters become more unpredictable (and unexpectedly harsh), finding ...

J.D.: "Biomass" sounds like a new, high-tech heating method, but it actually is as old as the discovery of fire itself. Firewood, which has been used to heat homes for thousands of years, is still the ...

Dear Jim: I need a new heating system and I want to consider alternatives to gas, oil or electricity. I hear "biomass" being mentioned often. What exactly is biomass and is it efficient, convenient ...

We are currently on faculty exchange at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and have had the opportunity learn about integrated land uses, forest management and energy issues in the Alps. We recently ...

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A new heating system at Sunapee Elementary School is the “Corvette” of wood-burning operations, said Mathew Bouranis, the school district’s facilities director. But a “Prius” may be a more apt ...